There was a frightening home invasion in the village of Crooked Tree, Belize District at the house of the resident pastor while he was at a prayer meeting in Ladyville. His wife was at home with her elderly mother and her teenage son when her nightmare unfolded. At around seven o’clock, Pastor Maurice Westby got […]
This morning, Denny Grijalva was in court, but it had nothing to do with Noh Mul, that well known and previously pristine Mayan monument which was destroyed by Grijalva’s company. In fact, this time the U.D.P. standard bearer for Orange Walk Central is the claimant, since Grijalva’s company is suing the Orange Walk Town Council […]
Belize City Mayor, Darrell Bradley, says the council’s debts to sanitation companies are perennial, but while he seems content with that explanation, the fact is that the Council is getting services and cannot pay for them. News Five is informed that where Belize Maintenance Limited is concerned, the Council owes close to eighteen weeks, more […]
But while the Mayor is focused on the bottom line, the fact is that the lives of more than one hundred employees will be drastically impacted when BML’s contract is discontinued. Employees of BML are already crying foul, claiming that the Mayor intends to do away with their daily bread. Well, with no apologies…he is […]
A DHL courier was badly injured in a late afternoon accident today right here on Coney Drive. It happened at around four thirty, when the courier was heading back to his office near Young’s Automotive on Coney Drive. The cyclist collided into a pickup which turned onto the busy thoroughfare. An eyewitness told us that […]
Three organizations were awarded grant funding for initiatives across the Belize District including small ruminants, home gardening and nature appreciation. The grants were presented by officials of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture and the Ministry of Rural Development. In the case of the National Kriol Council, the funding will be used for gardening […]
At his marathon press session on Wednesday, Prime Minister Dean Barrow updated the media on infrastructure works across the country. Those works have been lauded at every turn by the PM, but there’s one long-delayed and bedevilling project which definitely evokes no joy in the PM or in residents and commuters. We’re talking about the […]
The ongoing work on Belize City streets is absolutely wonderful, and absolutely frustrating…in equal measures. Take Central American Boulevard, for example. Works on that pothole ridden, rutted stretch started months ago, and it can’t seem to get finished. To the observer, it seems that the contractors do one short stretch, then move down the line […]
A manslaughter trial concluded today in which a step-son was tried for butchering his step-father at their Vernon Street house in March, 2007. Twenty-five year old Justin Emmanuel Orillana was on trial for a second time, but this time for manslaughter and not murder. That’s because, in September 2012, a jury of twelve found Orillana […]
A trial by judge without jury concluded before Justice Denis S. Hanomansigh in the Dangriga Supreme Court session. But the accused, identified as Devon Logan, who is out on bail, will have to wait until the next sitting of the Supreme Court to learn his fate. Logan is accused in the November 2012 attempted murder […]
The Eternal Garden Cemetery is Belize City’s new cemetery, located outside city limits in Hattieville. It replaced the Lord Ridge Cemetery a year ago when that place of rest simply had no more space for the eternally weary. Recently City Hall has been investing heavily in the facility with additional staff, additional works and additional […]
Flowers Bank is a remote village located in the Belize River Valley; while small it is rich with history and culture. Earlier today, we headed to the village for the close of a program that sought to preserve the richness of the village’s cultural heritage. Drum making is an integral part of community life; Duane […]
Countrywide, there are many camps being hosted for children to occupy them during their summer break. It’s a win-win situation for parents and children as parents get to keep the children engaged and children get to catch up on academic, sports and artistic expressions. There is one camp that is being hosted by the Belize […]
